Crack initiation, propagation, and arrest in 316L model pipe components under thermal fatigue

Journal of ASTM International

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 47-64

  Paffumi, Elena ^a,b   Nilsson, Karl Fredrik ^a   Taylor, Nigel ^a   Hurst, Roger ^a   Bache, Martin ^b  

^a EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

316L; Crack arrest; Crack initiation; Crack propagation; Replica; Thermal fatigue; TOFD

Indexed keywords

COOLANTS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDUCTION HEATING; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; PLASTICITY; QUENCHING; STRAIN; WATER;

PLASTIC STRAIN; THERMAL FATIGUE;

PIPE;

EID: 30744452742     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1546962X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jai12035     Document Type: Article

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